“It is a very loved program,” Gail Offringa, director of parents network, said. “It is very encouraging to know that people are praying that way, and to know the fruit that comes out of it is fantastic.”

“Everyone there loves being there, and that’s the difference between high school band and college band. In high school, you have to be in marching band if you want to be in concert band, but people sign up for BUGWB because they love it so much and they keep coming back because it’s an amazing place. If the people weren’t there, it would be a completely different experience,” Nielsen said.

“This is a story about displaced people who build a home from nothing,” The New York Times said. “Their history is the source of their magic, and they use that magic to selflessly improve their community, without needing to assimilate into it. Given our nation’s track record on these subjects, to see such a tale in a children’s movie is quietly extraordinary.”

“Major depressive episodes are indicating that the experience of negative emotion is more severe, more intense, more long-lasting than what we would see as the more normative stress response that college students would experience through that period of time,” Fergus said.

As finals week approaches, we need to check up on our fellow classmates and be open to having conversations about our mental health. Many of us, including myself, are guilty of keeping our anxieties bottled up until an outlet is provided to let out our emotions. When you notice that a classmate looks tired or hopeless, ask them how they are feeling and be open to listening to their worries.

In the busyness of life today, most people forget the importance of genuine human connection and meaningful conversations. This value was never lost at Casa De Castillo. In fact, it is the heart of the restaurant.

Forget the annoying online influence of those presenting their Christmas gathering masked by the Clarendon filter, and lean into your own. If people are posting solely in order to outdo someone else or prove to their 1,346 followers they have an incredible holiday, it’s likely they aren’t as happy as you can be this season.

As college students, most of our work is done on computers. It may be hard, but try to unplug yourself, even if it is just for a little bit. We stare at screens all day. Go outside for a little bit. Read a book. Engage your brain. Have fun.

If we want to increase community and foster growth within our students as Baylor encourages, perhaps it can start by slowly implementing these changes in order to create a better environment for gym attendees.

In a society that largely values aesthetic over practicality, it makes sense that buying a real Christmas tree is glorified on every media platform. However, real trees are a big hassle and create more problems than good. Fake trees are the way to go this Christmas.